Did it ever occur to any of you who are fighting over how much time the children should have off, to consider how much time the Rebbes and teachers should have off? They are people too, no? Don’t they deserve a vacation, time with their spouses, time away from the hustle and bustle, maybe time to spend in beis medrashsh, or taking extra training for themselves? or maybe they also enjoy going to camp as head couselor or learning Rebbe, division head, lifeguard, etc?. I know many individuals who tach one grade all year, and then a different one over the summer.
And what about us poor working parents. Its not like the yeshivas do us a favor and those that have chanakah days off , let our sons and daughters off at the same time, OH nO- so If I want to go away for a few days, I can’t! so I’m left with the summer, do I have to shlep the kids with me all the time, if I can afford camp for them, And if i can’t afford camp, if I take a few, hard earned days off, do I have to spend them at home, because you decided yeshiva should be 12 months a year, and I don’t beleive in taking my kids out of yeshiva for narishkeit? Aren’t we entitled to some time away, as a family?
You want Yeshiva to start in Ellul- fine- Move to Lakewood or EY or send your kids to a Yeshiva that follows the Yeshiva Gedolah Schedule. If you want a a ten month -fall/winter/spring yeshiva- stop complaining. Raising your children is your job, not the Yeshiva’s.